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Not yet recruitingNCT06218004Updated Jan 23, 2024

Envafolimab Combined With Chemotherapy in Neoadjuvant and Conversion Therapy for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

A Phase 2 interventional study of Envafolimab combined with chemotherapy in Efficacy and Safety, sponsored by Hairong Liu. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-01-23.

Sponsored by Hairong Liu · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Dec 2025, 9 months ago, but the record still lists the study as not yet recruiting.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is a prospective clinical study. The purpose is to explore the efficacy and safety of Envafolimab combined with chemotherapy for neoadjuvant treatment or conversion treatment of locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, and to observe the correlation between the immune microenvironment and the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors, genetic changes and the efficacy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma .

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This study is a prospective clinical study. The purpose is to explore the efficacy and safety of Envafolimab combined with chemotherapy for neoadjuvant treatment or conversion treatment of locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, and to observe the correlation between the immune microenvironment and the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors, genetic changes and the efficacy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma .

After the patient signed the informed consent form, he was screened to meet the enrollment criteria and received envafolimab combined with chemotherapy according to the patient's condition.

For the first imaging evaluation, if surgical treatment can be performed, neoadjuvant therapy is required to be enrolled in group A, and 3 cycles of chemotherapy combined with envafolimab are given for re-imaging after treatment. The iRECIST criteria were used to evaluate and observe the ORR and PRO (University of Washington Head and Neck Tumor Quality of Life Scale 4th Edition (UW-QOL V4.0)), if the clinical status of the subjects is stable and the investigator evaluates that surgical treatment is feasible, the subjects can be treated with surgery, and the MPR and pCR rates are observed in postoperative pathology. After the operation, the next treatment plan (adjuvant therapy or observation) is decided according to the patient's pathological condition. If the patient develops PD during the treatment period, the subject should discontinue the study treatment.

If the imaging evaluation cannot be surgically treated, conversion therapy can be used to enroll in group B, and 3 cycles of chemotherapy combined with envafolimab can be given for re-imaging after treatment. The iRECIST criteria were used to evaluate and observe the ORR and PRO (University of Washington Head and Neck Tumor Quality of Life Scale 4th Edition (UW-QOL V4.0)), if the clinical status of the subjects is stable and the investigator evaluates that surgical treatment is feasible, the subjects can be treated with surgery, and the MPR and pCR rates are observed in postoperative pathology. After the operation, the next treatment plan (adjuvant therapy or observation) is decided according to the patient's pathological condition. If the patient develops PD during the follow-up period, the subject should discontinue the study treatment.

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Conditions studied

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In context

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell

1,772 studies on the registry are indexed under Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; 412 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 40 is close to the median of 44 across 1,414 interventional studies indexed under Carcinoma, Squamous Cell.

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Hairong Liu as lead sponsor.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. ECOG score 0-2.
  2. Age 18-80 years old, male or female.
  3. Histologically confirmed locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, including nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal, laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancers.(Group A enrollment criteria: locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma T3/T4a any N. Locally advanced oropharyngeal carcinoma T3/T4a any N. Locally advanced laryngeal cancer T3/T4a any N, locally advanced hypopharyngeal cancer T3/T4a any N. Surgery is available as assessed by an otolaryngologist, but the scope of surgery is large and neoadjuvant treatment is required.Group B enrollment criteria: locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma T4b any N. Locally advanced oropharyngeal carcinoma T4b any N. Locally advanced laryngeal cancer T4b any N, locally advanced hypopharyngeal cancer T4b any N. Patients who are evaluated by an otolaryngologist as unable to undergo surgery at present are treated with conversion therapy.)
  4. Estimated survival ≥ 3 months.
  5. Have at least one measurable lesion according to iRECIST criteria (spiral CT scan ≥ 10 mm).
  6. Hematology: leukocytes ≥ 4000/μL, neutrophils ≥ 2.000/μL, hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL, platelets ≥ 90000/μL.
  7. Liver function: ALT, AST, 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) \<, total bilirubin \< 1.5× ULN.
  8. Renal function: serum creatinine \< 1.5×ULN.
  9. Patient has signed an informed notice and is willing and able to comply with the study plan's visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests, and other study procedures.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Known allergy to any of the drugs in the study;
  2. Pregnant or lactating women;
  3. Participated in other drug clinical trials within 4 weeks before the start of the study;
  4. Those who have undergone major surgery within 28 days;
  5. As judged by the investigator, the patient's tumor has a very high risk of affecting important blood vessels and causing fatal hemorrhage during treatment;
  6. Have a history of severe bleeding, and have any bleeding events with a severity grade of 3 or above in CTCAE4.0 within 4 weeks prior to screening;
  7. Patients with hypertension that cannot be well controlled by a single antihypertensive drug (systolic blood pressure >140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure >90 mmHg);
  8. Clinically significant (e.g., active) cardiovascular disease - such as cerebrovascular accident (6 months prior to ≤ randomization), myocardial infarction (6 months prior ≤to randomization), unstable angina pectoris, New York College of Cardiology (NYHA) grade II or above congestive heart failure, or severe arrhythmia that cannot be controlled with medication or has a potential impact on the trial treatment;
  9. Arterior/venous thrombosis events within 6 months before the start of screening, such as cerebrovascular accident (including transient ischemic attack), deep vein thrombosis (except for those who have recovered due to intravenous thrombosis caused by intravenous catheterization in the early stage of chemotherapy and judged by the investigator) and pulmonary embolism;
  10. Renal insufficiency: urine routine proteinuria >2+, and confirmed 24-hour urine protein quantification > 1.0 g;
  11. Long-term unhealed wounds or fractures with incomplete healing;
  12. Those who have been treated with strong CYP3A4 inhibitors within one week before enrollment, or have been treated with strong CYP3A4 inducers within 2 weeks before participating in the study;
  13. Symptomatic brain metastases (confirmed or suspected);
  14. Presence of severe or uncontrolled infection;
  15. Those who have a history of psychotropic drug abuse and cannot be quit or have a history of mental disorders;
  16. Have a history of immunodeficiency, including a positive HIV test, or have other acquired or congenital immunodeficiency diseases, or have a history of organ transplantation, and have a history of autoimmune diseases.
  17. Use of excessive high doses of glucocorticoids within 4 weeks.
  18. Patients with previous and current objective evidence of history of pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial pneumonia, pneumoconiosis, radiation pneumonitis, drug-related pneumonia, severe impairment of lung function, etc.;
  19. According to the judgment of the investigator, there are concomitant diseases that seriously endanger the safety of the patient or affect the patient's completion of the study.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
40 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Group A: Neoadjuvant treatment group

    envafolimab: 150 mg once every 1 week for 8 doses subcutaneously on day 1 Chemotherapy: nab-paclitaxel + cisplatin/carboplatin 3 cycles; Albumin paclitaxel 260 mg/m2, cisplatin 75 mg/m2 divided into 3 days, carboplatin AUC 5 applied on the first day.

    Drug: Envafolimab combined with chemotherapy

  • Experimental
    Group B: Conversion therapy group

    envafolimab: 150 mg once every 1 week for 8 doses subcutaneously on day 1 Chemotherapy: nab-paclitaxel + cisplatin/carboplatin 3 cycles; Albumin paclitaxel 260 mg/m2, cisplatin 75 mg/m2 divided into 3 days, carboplatin AUC 5 applied on the first day.

    Drug: Envafolimab combined with chemotherapy

Interventions

  • DrugEnvafolimab combined with chemotherapy

    envafolimab: 150 mg once every 1 week for 8 doses subcutaneously on day 1 Chemotherapy: nab-paclitaxel + cisplatin/carboplatin 3 cycles; Albumin paclitaxel 260 mg/m2, cisplatin 75 mg/m2 divided into 3 days, carboplatin AUC 5 applied on the first day.

    Also known as: Envafolimab

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. ORR(Objective response rate)

    Proportion of patients whose tumors have shrunk to a prespecified value and are able to maintain the minimum time limit

    Time frame: 12 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. pCR

    It is defined as the absence of residual infiltrates in the tissues after neoadjuvant therapy induction and surgical treatment, and no lesions can be detected in lymph node samples.The proportion of pathological complete response was achieved .

    Time frame: immediately after the surgery

  2. MPR

    Defined as tumor regression with pathologic residual tumor ≤ 10% in neoadjuvant therapy induction and surgical treatment.The proportion of pathologic residual tumor ≤ 10% was achieved .

    Time frame: immediately after the surgery

  3. Safety of treatment

    This includes the incidence of adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs), and the incidence of AEs/SAEs leading to treatment discontinuation

    Time frame: 12 months

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 23, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06218004
Lead sponsor
Hairong Liu
Responsible party
Hairong Liu (Deputy Chief Physician, Qianfoshan Hospital) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Jan 23, 2024
Start date
Jan 25, 2024 (estimated)
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 23, 2024

Study contacts

Hairong Liu, Doctor
Contact
Lqw6989@163.com
15588889276
Hairong Liu, Doctor
principal investigator · Qianfoshan Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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